VALLEY COUNTY MARKET

Valley County, Idaho Farmers Market — Buy & Sell Local Crops Near You

🌽 From Donnelly to and Yellow Pine, Valley County gardeners, small farms and home cooks post their extra harvest here for people nearby. Homemade jams, breads and honey are listed right next to fresh produce and seedlings. Posting an ad is free and sellers keep every dollar.

Farming in Valley County by the Numbers

Valley County has 142 farms on 45,321 acres (about 319 acres each). Together they sold $12.4 million of farm products in 2022, led by cattle, horses and sheep & goats.

Local fields produce beets, cabbage, broccoli and cucumbers.

16 farms in Valley County already sell straight to the public, about $88,000 a year in direct sales. Crop Market gives them, and every backyard grower, a free way to reach more neighbors.

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 2022 Census of Agriculture.

Farm Life in Valley County

Valley County farms and homesteads keep 8,486 head of cattle, 430 egg-laying hens and 203 horses and ponies. Grass-fed beef sold by the quarter or half is a common way ranchers sell direct.

About 263 people run or help run farms in Valley County, with an average age of 58. 44% of them are women. 16 are under 35 - the next generation of local growers. 4 farms earn money from agritourism - things like u-pick fields, pumpkin patches, farm stays and corn mazes.